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Which teacher or staff member at JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000306
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
300 MOLLICA DR, GALLUP, NM 87301 · (505) 721-3000 · McKinley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 5.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
412 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
40.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY this school | 460 | 89.6% | 37.2% |
| DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 424 | 89.2% | 21.6% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 414 | 88.4% | 28.1% |
| TOBE TURPEN ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 397 | 90.2% | 27.0% |
| STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 340 | 90.6% | 21.2% |
| THOREAU ELEMENTARY THOREAU | 359 | 90.0% | 22.3% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In McKinley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #130 of 329 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #69 of 354 | #2 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #199 of 366 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #69 of 490 | #1 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #102 of 334 | #6 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #325 of 393 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.3% | #8 of 57 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
460
-58 (-11%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 460 | N/A | N/A | 90% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 99% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 26 | 18.8:1 | 100% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 100% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 100% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 82% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 79% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 31 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY.
About JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school run by GALLUP in GALLUP, New Mexico. It had 460 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico enroll about 287 students on average.
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY belongs to GALLUP, a district of 33 schools and 12,698 students.
At JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY, 60% of students are Native American. The school is also 29% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
There are 412 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 90% of enrollment.
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
The model predicts 35.9% for a school in New Mexico with JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY posts 37.2%.
In the surrounding county, McKinley County, the median household earns about $47,668 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 28% of people live in poverty. Counting JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY, McKinley County has 53 public schools.
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY is about 0.6 miles from JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 6.
NCES assigns JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 460, from 518 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
McKinley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,431
Census ACS
Median income
$47,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
16,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GALLUP
- GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVEHigh · 1,244 students
- MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,237 students
- GALLUP HIGHHigh · 796 students
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLEMiddle · 648 students
- CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLEMiddle · 634 students
- GALLUP MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
Other schools in GALLUP
- GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVEHigh · 1,244 students
- MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,237 students
- GALLUP HIGHHigh · 796 students
- HOZHO ACADEMYCombined · 781 students
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLEMiddle · 648 students
- CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLEMiddle · 634 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY is the 41st largest of the 144.
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYHOBBS, NM · 316 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYLOVINGTON, NM · 228 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,011 students
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
- Jefferson ElementaryLennox, CA · 716 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE0.6 mi · 648
- EDUCATION DEV CENTER0.6 mi · 5
- MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,237
- RED ROCK ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 311
- GALLUP MIDDLE1.0 mi · 480
- HOZHO ACADEMY1.6 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYHow large is JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY serve?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY?
At JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 5% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY public or private?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by GALLUP.
Where is JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY located?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY is located at 300 MOLLICA DR, GALLUP, NM 87301.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.